# iPulse AI: Rankings and Top Picks

Systematic rankings and editorial Top Picks are different publication types and must not be conflated.

## Systematic rankings

The Rankings section presents live rules-based ordering produced from published scoring and eligibility methodology. Ranking values can change as eligible data changes.

- [Rankings hub](https://ipulseai.com/rankings)
- [Rankings methodology](https://ipulseai.com/methodology/top-picks)
- [Consensus-score methodology](https://ipulseai.com/methodology/consensus-score)
- [Rankings history](https://ipulseai.com/rankings/history): Historical ranking checkpoints and methodology context.

## Editorial Top Picks

Top Picks are curated, separately published editorial selections. Their pages provide rationale, publication context, and history; they are not merely aliases for the live systematic rankings.

- [Top Picks hub](https://ipulseai.com/top-picks)
- [Top Picks history](https://ipulseai.com/top-picks/history)

## Portfolio evaluation

Historical portfolio simulations use original quantitative batch rankings, not the later editorial selection process or synthesizer-weighted forecast path. Preserve the starting batch, valuation date, strategy rules, benchmark and cost assumptions when citing results.

- [Performance & Strategies](https://ipulseai.com/performance-strategies): Retrospective portfolio outcomes, holdings, transactions and cash.
- [Performance methodology](https://ipulseai.com/methodology/performance): Returns, risk, benchmark and selection-bias context.

## Interpretation requirements

- All forecasts and rankings are educational research, not personalized financial advice or trade instructions.
- Prefer each page's canonical URL and retrieve live pages for time-sensitive facts.
- Current pages and immutable historical publications serve different purposes; retain publication timestamps and methodology versions when citing historical results.
- A forecast is a model-generated scenario, not a promise of future performance.

Last materially reviewed: 2026-10-14.